When all else fails, they don't.
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) is a adventure, action, thriller and science fiction film directed by Stephen Sommers, released on August 3, 2009 with a runtime of 1h 58m. It stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Lee Byung-hun and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 5,019 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
as Heavy Duty
Christopher Eccleston
as McCullen / Destro
Lee Byung-hun
as Storm Shadow
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as The Doctor / Rex
Sienna Miller
as Ana Lewis / Baroness
Rachel Nichols
as Scarlet
Ray Park
as Snake Eyes
Jonathan Pryce
as U.S. President
Saïd Taghmaoui
as Breaker
Channing Tatum
as Duke
Arnold Vosloo
as Zartan
Marlon Wayans
as Ripcord
Directed by Stephen Sommers, written by Stuart Beattie, David Elliot and Paul Lovett, produced by Bob Ducsay, Brian Goldner and Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 5,019 ratings.
Entertaining in parts but a mess of a plot with some shoddy visual effects even by 2009 standards. Some stunt work was alright but nothing that really stands out and none of the cast really were all that memorable. Did appreciate some of the nods to the cartoons but otherwise just very forgettable. **2.75/5**
Reviewed on July 23, 2021
People like me were waiting for a GI Joe movie for decades. It was instead kind of a hack that could have been any other movie. I don't think that the distaste came from the fact that the movie could never live up to memories of childhood play. I think that the distaste came from the knoweldge that Larry Hama had decades of fun and wonderful stories to tell, he had written an entire little universe... and the movie…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
**Poor excuse for a movie.** Well i watched this movie last night. And i think i'm developing a bit of esp, because this junk is getting easier to spot as it appears on the horizon. For example, when i first heard of this movie i though "oh no, another America movie, by some American company, trying to make as much money as they can, over-using cgi, and totally destroying a good thing, that being the original…
Reviewed on July 30, 2026
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) is available to stream on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) includes Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Lee Byung-hun, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Sienna Miller. The film was directed by Stephen Sommers. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was released on August 3, 2009 and runs for 1h 58m.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 5,019 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, action and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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